Gastronomic Alicante is postponed to September due to the coronavirus

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The organization considers that, given the recommendations of the health authorities and with the priority objective of guaranteeing the safety and success of the event, it should be carried out "in a less uncertain context"

Gastronomic Alicante is postponed to September due to the coronavirus
Gastronomic Alicante is postponed to September due to the matías segarra coronavirus

The III Alicante Gastronomic Fair postpones its celebration and will take place between September 18 and 21, due to the current situation caused by Covid-19. This was announced by the president of the event, Carlos Baño, who explained that the priority is to guarantee the security and total success of the fair and bring peace of mind to both the attending public and the exhibitors and participants.

Bath has called for responsibility and prudence, remembering that these preventive measures are taken following the guidelines set by the competent health authorities that recommend restricting the holding of massive events for the sake of prevention.

Alicante Gastronomica -which was planned to be held from March 27 to 30, 2020- registered last year more than 60,000 visitors and the forecasts for this third edition is to reach 100,000, so "we have considered that the most appropriate is that The fair is held in September, which is also a very good time to enjoy the province of Alicante, due to the good weather and the large number of tourists who visit us. "

In this sense, Carlos Baño has appealed to common sense and calm, because "tourism is one of the most important economic pillars of our province and encouraging alarm is irresponsibility that can lead to very negative consequences."

Precisely one of the priority objectives of Alicante Gastronomy is to contribute to the creation of a destination for all audiences with gastronomy as a claim and to value the products and producers of the Community and the Mediterranean lifestyle ".

Gastronomic Alicante, organized by the Alicante Chamber of Commerce and IFA, with the collaboration of the Alicante Provincial Council and Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana, is already working on updating the program of activities that will be developed on the new date and which has the Largest cast of Michelin-starred chefs and Repsol suns in our country.